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You are here: Home / Archives for happiness

Forget The Flowers: This Mother’s Day Is All About Self-Reflection

May 8, 2017 by Daniella English Leave a Comment

Mother's Day. A day synonymous with macaroni necklaces, heart shaped pancakes and jewellery commercials that always make us tear up, swearing we just have allergies. However, the day's roots are purer than its present-day commercialized state may imply. Mother's Day originated in 1908 when Anna … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Separation & Divorce Tagged With: flowers, happiness, kids, Mother's Day, parenting, presents, self love, self-reflection, single mom, soul searching

Women Would Be Happier If

October 23, 2013 by Emily 5 Comments

Women would be happier if _____. Fill in the blank! But not too creative with your answers because everyone knows women only want to stay home and raise children because working makes them super unhappy. This morning as I was sipping the latte I bought with an adult colleague, I happened … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life, Work & Career Tagged With: feminism, happiness, sahm, vice, wohm, work-life balance, working moms

what are you going to do today?

July 8, 2013 by Nancy 2 Comments

[youtube id="BOksW_NabEk"]I am a visual learner so this kind of thing really speaks to me. I feel very lucky when he says "laughing, swimming and doing art" because I will be doing all of those things today. What will you do today that makes you feel alive ? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adulthood, Life, Mental Health, Work & Career Tagged With: exploiting life potential, happiness, mom blog, passion, separation and divorce, single mom blog

I want this job

April 16, 2013 by Nancy 1 Comment

Yesterday I talked about the job I would love to do most- pranking. I have changed my mind. I want Matt's job. (Maybe with part time pranking as a bonus) I needed to see this this morning after what happened in Boston yesterday. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Work & Career Tagged With: Boston marathon, dance, happiness, separation and divorce, where the hell is Matt

Eyes Wide Open: Tiny Bits of Magic

December 15, 2012 by Tracey

After I got dressed yesterday, getting set to head downtown to get my Christmas-shopping sorted out, my good friend and neighbour-lady rang my doorbell. She'd been out for a jog earlier, and had lost her house key. It was the FIRST time she'd ever bothered to take it off her key ring, and she … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: good deeds, happiness, holiday spirit, holidays, joy, magic

Looking At Your Life

June 14, 2012 by Tracey

The other night, Ava Scarlett kept coming into the kitchen holding up photos in her hands, asking me who's this? and where was this? and is this Oliver or me? and was I borned yet? She must have come to see me about a dozen times before I finally followed her back to the TV room, whereupon I found … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Home Tagged With: fond memories, happiness, home, kids, life, love, pictures

I don’t conform therefore I am…

April 16, 2012 by Amy1

a) a cheap slut  b) selfish  c) a nut puncher  d) a sex addict  e) self-indulgent  f) irresponsible  g) infected with/spreading STIs  h) a liar  i) a gift taker  j) a re-gifter  k) a brunette...no wait, a redhead  l) a bad mother  m) a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: happiness, infidelity, mom, non traditional marriage

The Big Birthday Love-Fest

November 29, 2011 by Tracey

Wow, time really flies while you're busy having a birthday sometimes... I turned forty last Thursday, and it's been one big, fat love-fest ever since.Cards. Calls. Dining out. Happy Birthday serenade from a school yard full of three and four year olds... en … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life Events Tagged With: birthdays, fun, gifts, happiness, turning forty

Immeasurable.

August 5, 2011 by Tracey

As my kids and I walked home from camp yesterday, with Oliver in the lead on his bicycle and Madame in the stroller, racing to keep up, I saw an elderly woman headed in our direction. She stopped in her tracks about half a block away, and I called to Oliver to take care. He's safe and capable on his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids Tagged With: contentedness, happiness, kids, laughing

alone

July 4, 2011 by Nancy

When I was first separated I actually thought I would likely meet a man very quickly whose wife had died  and we would combine our families and we would re marry and have a great different kind of life together.No laughing now. I know it sounds a bit Disney.I love children and the prospect of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: being alone, happiness, loneliness, separation and divorce

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